1999 Tour (Robbie Williams) Explained

Concert Tour Name:1999 Tour
Artist:Robbie Williams
Start Date:1 May 1999
End Date:1 November 1999
Number Of Legs:4
Last Tour:One More for the Rogue Tour
(1998–99)
This Tour:1999 Tour
(1999)
Next Tour:The Sermon on the Mount Tour
(2000–01)

The 1999 Tour was a concert tour by English recording artist, Robbie Williams. The tour supported his second studio album, I've Been Expecting You and the compilation disc, The Ego Has Landed. Beginning in May 1999, the tour played over 40 shows in North America and Europe. The tour was launched to capitalise on the success of "Angels" in the United States and Canada. The tour also marks Williams's only concert performances in those territories.

Officially, the tour was known as Man, The Myth, The Tax Bill (a.k.a. Born To Be Mild), A Few Dollars More… and Get Your Coat Baby, You've Pulled!.[1] [2]

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 1 May 1999, at The Opera House in Toronto, Canada. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[3]

  1. "Let Me Entertain You"
  2. "My Name Is"
  3. "Man Machine"
  4. "Lazy Days"
  5. "Hey Jude"
  6. "Win Some Lose Some"
  7. "Killing Me"
  8. "No Regrets"
  9. "Strong"
  10. "Angels"
  11. "Forever Texas"
  12. "Karma Killer"
  13. "Old Before I Die"
Encore
  1. "Millennium"
  2. "Song 2"
  3. "Should I Stay or Should I Go"

Tour dates

Man, The Myth, The Tax Bill (a.k.a. Born To Be Mild)
DateCityCountryVenue
North America[4]
1 May 1999TorontoCanadaThe Opera House
4 May 1999New York CityUnited StatesBowery Ballroom
6 May 1999PhiladelphiaTheatre of Living Arts
7 May 1999BostonParadise Rock Club
8 May 1999MontrealCanadaLe Petit Medley
10 May 1999Washington, D.C.United States
12 May 1999AtlantaCotton Club
14 May 1999ChicagoMetro Chicago
15 May 1999DetroitSaint Andrew's Hall
1 June 1999VancouverCanadaThe Rage
2 June 1999SeattleUnited StatesShowbox Comedy and Supper Club
7 June 1999San FranciscoBimbo's 365 Club
9 June 1999Los AngelesMayan Theater
Festivals
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
21 May 1999NürburgGermanyNürburgring
23 May 1999NurembergFrankenstadion
24 May 1999LandgraafNetherlandsMegaland Landgaaf
18 June 1999ImolaItalyAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
2 July 1999RoskildeDenmarkRoskilde Festival Grounds
4 July 1999WerchterBelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds
10 July 1999ParisFranceHippodrome de Longchamp
25 August 1999WatfordEnglandWatford Colosseum
28 August 1999SlaneIrelandSlane Castle
A Few Dollars More...
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
3 September 1999StockholmSwedenCirkus
5 September 1999CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen
6 September 1999HanoverGermanyCapitol
7 September 1999ColognePalladium
9 September 1999OffenbachStadthalle Offenbach
10 September 1999HamburgCCH Hall 2
12 September 1999TilburgNetherlands013
13 September 1999ParisFranceZénith de Paris
15 September 1999BerlinGermanyColumbiahalle
17 September 1999ReykjavíkIcelandLaugardalshöll
Get Your Coat Baby, You've Pulled!
DateCityCountryVenue
North America[5]
12 October 1999BostonUnited StatesAvalon Ballroom
13 October 1999Upper Darby TownshipTower Theater
15 October 1999New York CityHammerstein Ballroom
18 October 1999TorontoCanadaThe Warehouse
19 October 1999KitchenerLyric Theatre
21 October 1999PittsburghUnited StatesPalumbo Center
22 October 1999Washington, D.C.
24 October 1999AtlantaThe Tabernacle
25 October 1999OrlandoHard Rock Live
29 October 1999HoustonAerial Theater
30 October 1999DallasBronco Bowl
1 November 1999AustinAustin Music Hall
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
  • This concert was a part of the "Rock am Ring"[6]
  • This concert was a part of "Rock im Park"[6]
  • This concert was a part of the "Pinkpop Festival"[7]
  • This concert was a part of the "Heineken Jammin' Festival"[8]
  • This concert was a part of the "Roskilde Festival"[9]
  • This concert was a part of "Rock Werchter"
  • This concert was a part of "Solidays"[10]
  • This concert was a part of the "Slane Concert"[11]

    Personnel

    Band

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: USA: Get Your Coat Baby, You've Pulled! (1999) . RobbieWilliams.com . 22 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090911080641/http://www.robbiewilliams.com/live/usa-get-your-coat-baby-youve-pulled-1999 . 11 September 2009 . dead.
    2. Web site: USA Summer: Man, The Myth, The Tax Bill (aka Born To Be Mild) (1999) . RobbieWilliams.com . 22 October 2009 . 31 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090731001955/http://www.robbiewilliams.com/live/usa-summer-man-the-myth-the-tax-bill-aka-born-to-be-mild-1999 . dead .
    3. Web site: Concert Review: Robbie Williams Opera House, Toronto – May 1, 1999 . Stevenson, Jane . 3 May 1999 . . . 30 June 2013. dead . http://www.freezepage.com/1372653031HUCONLQCCP?url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/W/Williams_Robbie/ConcertReviews/2004/09/08/620580.html . 1 July 2013.
    4. Web site: Robbie Williams Lines Up U.S. Tour . Kaufman . Gil . 2 April 1999 . MTV News . MTV Networks . 23 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20011208072136/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434771/19990402/story.jhtml . 8 December 2001 . dead.
    5. Web site: Robbie Williams Gets Angelic For New Video, Tour . Basham . David . 26 August 1999 . MTV News . MTV Networks . 23 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20011222082005/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434767/19990826/story.jhtml . 22 December 2001 . dead.
    6. Web site: Bayern 3 überträgt Rock-Im-Park-Festival im Internet . Bayern 3 transmits Rock in Park festival on the internet. German. 10 May 1999 . mediabiz.de . Weitere Online-Angebote des Verlagshauses . 30 June 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1372643684FEMQAEVDGA?url=http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/bayern-3-uebertraegt-rock-im-park-festival-im-inernet/66679 . 1 July 2013.
    7. Web site: Pinkpop is aan protectie toe . Pinkpop is to ensure protection. Dutch. Trouw. . 30 June 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1372643816FFXLDGXTCX?url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5009/Archief/archief/article/detail/2753228/1999/05/22/Pinkpop-is-aan-protectie-toe.dhtml . 1 July 2013.
    8. Web site: Al festival di Imola anche Hole e Blur . At the festival of Imola and also Hole Blur. Italian. 25 March 1999. . . 30 June 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1372644008CZESRUSXHJ?url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1999/marzo/25/festival_Imola_anche_Hole_Blur_co_0_9903252360.shtml . 1 July 2013.
    9. Web site: The 50 Best festivals; SUMMER'S HERE AND THE TIME IS RIGHT. Gethings, Sharon. Hamilton, Charles . 8 May 1999 . . Independent Print Limited . 30 June 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1372644248CNCVYLHUFC?url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-50-best-festivals-summers-here-and-the-time-is-right-1092107.html . 1 July 2013.
    10. Web site: solidays fait la fête au sida. Solidays partied at SIDA. French. Hache, Victor . 19 July 1999 . . 30 June 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1372644351VRCAKOAEBT?url=http://www.humanite.fr/node/380279. 1 July 2013.
    11. Web site: Showbiz toast to Barbara Windsor. 16 April 1999 . BBC News ONline . BBC . 30 June 2013. http://www.freezepage.com/1372644691KCPGWDACPV?url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/321198.stm . 1 July 2013.